Garment-supporter.



' No. 703,926. Patented July l, |902.`

w. s. HuNKlNs. GARMENT SUPPORTER. (Application med Apr. 25, 1902.) (NoModel.)

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' UNITED STATES e lPVArVIEI\AITI muon.

VILLIAIWI S. HUNKINS, OF MERRIAM PARK, MINNESOTA.

GARIVIENT-SUPPORTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 703,926, dated July 1,1902.

Application filed April 25, 1902. Serial No. 104,601. (No model.)

To 1/ZZ whom, t nuty concern,.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM S. HUNKINs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Merriam Park, Ramsey county,.Minnesota, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Supporters, of which thefollowing isa full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in garment-supporters, andparticularly to that class adapted to support a skirt orv trousers atthe waist.

The object of my invention is to provide a means for supporting a nethergarment in a simple and eflicient manner and that may be readily andquickly detached when desired. The construction is such that the devicemay be economically manufactured and will be durable and satisfactory inits operation. It will be found to be particularly useful in connectionwith what is sometimes termed invisible suspenders,in which the weareruses a pair of ordinary braces or lSuspenders beneath a shirt or waist,as the case may be. The'nether garment is then attached in an easy andconvenient manner, as will hereinafter appear.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a belt with studs andbuttons attached, as described. Fig. 2 is a view at the back of a metalframe adapted to be secured to a nether garment and coperatewith a studcarried by a belt. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the same with-the'pinsunclasped. Fig. 4 is a front view of the same as attached to the innersurface of a nether garment. Fig. 5 is a cross-section and elevation ofa construction embodying my invention.

To briefly describe the matter set forth, in Fig. l, A is a belt adaptedto be worn at the waist and having, preferably, a suitable slideclasp Bat the front. C C are studs carried by the belt at the outer surface atsuitable positions. D D are buttons carried on eXtensions at the rear ofthese studs and at the inner side of the belt. They are spaced apart,preferably,"in suchla manneras that suspenders or braces of the usualconstructionfmay be readily attached thereto. In Fig. 2 the frame E isconstructed of metal and has an opening therein, as shown, with thenarrower slideway e. At the lower end of this frame,

adjacent the enlargement of the opening, is a portion e, bent lupto forma hinge and to surround and carry a double-pointed pin F F.

lThis frame E is adapted to be caught into the inner surface of a nethergarment G and secured thereto by drawing it upward, the ends of the pinsbeing then held in place by the tangs or bent-over portions e2 e2 at theoutside of the narrower part of the frame. A set of these frames arethus secured at the inner surface of the nether garment G at thepositions desired,l or so as to be engaged readily by the studs C of abelt A.

Vhen in use the garment-supporter may be adjusted in the followingmanner: The frames are pinned to the skirt or trousers, as the case maybe. rlhe belt A is then placed about the waist of the wearer andsuitably adjusted, preferably underneath the waist or shirt W, as shownparticularly in section in Fig. 5. The studs being spaced apart and heldin fixed positions are easily located and may be slipped into theenlarged part of the opening in the frames E, the outer garment Wnaturallyslipping into place on the stud C and being held therein by thestud as it slides on into the narrower portion of the opening e. TheframeE therefore performs a double function, in that it is the means ofremovably attaching the stud to the nether garment and at the same timeassists in holding the shirt or waist I/V in its proper position. As thedevice is in use the weight of the nether garment,

-which may be considerable, is thrown almost entirely upon the lowerportion of the frame E and upon the lower portions of the shanks of thepins F F, since the stud C draws up into the slide e. The pins beingparticularly strong at or near the hinge gives a good support. There isalso a tendency upon the part of the stud to draw the frame inward fromthe nether garment. In this way the strain of the nether garment beingupon the inside of the frame and at the lower portion, as beforementioned, securely locks the ends of the pins F F behind the tangs e2.This insures that the frame will not become disengaged accidentally fromthe nether garment. As suggested, the studs C are preferably providedwith projections lupon the inner ends in the form of buttons D, to whichthe braces or Suspenders S may be readily attached.

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The device is useful, therefore, not only with a belt, but also inconnection With suspenders. The frame Ebeing, as shown, constructed ofan integral piece of metal formed with the edges curved about is mostunlikely to cause obstruction or annoyance to the wearer, and being ofso simple a structure it is not only easily manufactured, but durableand reliable in its operation.

In addition to the advantages above mentioned of having the hinge forthe pins at that portion of the frame adjacent to the enlargement is thefact that in carrying out the curved outline and effect of the frame thehinge is longer and gives am'uch betterbearing for the pins than wouldbe otherwise possible, and there being no projections at the inner edgeof the frame, which, as shown, is preferably rounded over, there isabsolutely no chance for the garment W to become in any Way caught,torn, or otherwise injured.

This invention has been found to be most eiicient in its operation and agreat improvement over all devices of the prior art.

Vhat I claim is- 1. A garment-supporter comprisinga belt,

studsattached thereto at the outer suface of said belt, projections fromsaid studs to thev inner surface of said belt forming buttons, said stud cooperating with a frame E attached to a nether garment byy means ofa pair of pins F hinged at the lower enlarged end of said frame'andengaging with tangs at the edge of the narrower portion of said frame;substantially as described.

2. A garment-supporter loop comprising a continuous sheet-metal bodyhavinga central opening therein, said opening being larger at one endthan at the other and entirely surrounded by the sheet-metal` body, saidbody being broader at one end than at the other, a bushing arranged atthe broader end of said body, a pin hinged in said bushing andretaining-tangs on said body at the narrow end thereof to receive theends of said pin; substantially as described.

Signed at New York city this 23d day of April, 1902.

' i WILLIAM S. I'IUNKINS.

Witnesses:

RoBT. S. ALLYN, L. VREELAND.

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